Well, it’s been somewhat difficult, this week, with ups and downs especially in motivation. I have been exploring the incredibly richness of SparkPeople in terms of suggestions for exercise and will try to adapt some of them to my way of life. Thank you Sara, for mentioning it to me. I have also noticed that [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Brisk walking’
June 14, 2010
Claude – a rather good week
Finally, I decided against going to a gym. The three I visited were either tremendously expensive or awful-looking. So last Monday, I decided that an elliptical machine would be the thing, took a loan and bought one. It’s not here yet, it will arrive tomorrow morning. Before buying, they let me use it for some [...]
June 7, 2010
Claude – a good exercise week
Pain in my feet has moved from my toes to my ankles or rather my tendons… I guess it comes from changing position when walking. So no jogging this week. I did enjoy the swimming better than last week as they had opened the swimming-pool and I swam looking up at the sky, and at [...]
May 24, 2010
Claude – from very cold to very hot
We’ve had really huge temperature variations. At the beginning of the week, it was raining and awfully cold and yesterday, I decided to get my fans out as it’s really getting hot. I am finding it more and more difficult to reach my optimal heartrate when walking briskly. It used to be difficult to keep [...]
May 17, 2010
Claude – chilly week, no rain, good exercise
I haven’t taken a photo of the thing that I am using for thigh muscle reinforcement, but Sara found the equivalent on Amazon Ta daaaaah! The ThighMaster, ladies! I’ve had quite a good week exercisewise, in spite of chilly weather. I find that chilly is better than rainy I have managed one swim and two [...]
April 26, 2010
Sara – rain, rain, go away!
It’s been very stormy here – for 3 days now – I’m hoping for better weather tomorrow. However, our weather earlier last week was lovely and I rode the bus to the bike shop to pick up my bike – then I rode my bike home – WHEW! A bit harder than the ride down, [...]
April 26, 2010
Claude – readjusting to exercise other than walking
When in England, except for the few minutes every morning to get my body into movement, which I baptized “stretching” a long time ago, movements that I basically do while still in bed, all I did was walk, walk, walk. I found that I like my newly-found routines. AND I have realized that they are [...]
April 19, 2010
Claude – walking herself silly in London
Why, oh why, do my feet hurt so much more here than they do at home? Probably because I stay out much longer and have fewer opportunities to get some rest. I feel guilty complaining like this when I am so lucky to be getting around and having wonderful weather too! Here are my week’s [...]
April 12, 2010
Claude – a good exercise week
Last week was fine in terms of weather since we hardly had any rain. But we are still having really chilly spells and you never know what to wear when you go out. Most particularly if you get out early in the morning. I can’t believe how much I walked this week and I’m pretty [...]
April 5, 2010
Claude – OK in spite of feet
I have been trying to work on my feet with my Feldenkrais instructor. But I guess it takes time. The insoles aren’t right, I have taken them out and am trying the Feldenkrais method. Far from perfection, but I have the feeling it’s slightly improving. Anyway, I am hanging in there because I had a [...]
